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hursday, August 22, 2019 – The Greenway Takeover Festival is coming up in Grand forks. Here to tell us about this multiple day event, which has as its genesis the flood of ’97, is organizer Tricia Lunski. The event will even have a Prairie Public Day! ~~~ According to the Chartis Center For Rural Health, more than 600 rural hospitals across the nation are vulnerable to closure. That includes 33 percent of the rural hospitals in North Dakota. From NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, we share a story

Wednesday, August 21, 2019 – Joining us to report on the Governor’s Innovative Education summit is Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. ~~~ We share two more excerpts from the Dakota Journalists podcast. The devastating flood of 1997 destroyed much of Grand Forks, including the Grand Forks Herald Building. That didn’t stop them from putting out a daily paper. Former Editor and Publisher Mike Jacobs shares how they turned adversity into a Pulitzer. The newspaper

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 – As the school year nears, we discuss a new study that suggests social media can harm mental health due to cyber bullying and poor sleep. The “Children’s Internet Usage Study” also found that 40% of the children surveyed admitted to connecting with a stranger online. The study was conducted by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education. Joining us is the center’s director, Patrick Craven. ~~~ NPR's David Greene talks to Mark Trahant, editor of the news site Indian

Monday, August 19, 2019 – On Saturday we’ll be hosting the launch of the Dakota Datebook Book aboard the Lewis and Clark Riverboat on the Missouri River. That got us thinking that it might be interesting to learn more about the boat – its story, the various cruises offered, and what you can see when you’re aboard. Joining us is Aaron Barth, executive director of the Fort Abraham Lincoln Foundation, which operates the riverboat. ~~~ NDSU history professor Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay,

Sunday, August 18, 2019 – Highlights from the week ... The Arab women who cover the news in their part of the world face unique challenges. Zahra Hankir, a Lebanese-British journalist, compiled and edited a book about their experiences titled “Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World.” ~~~ Fargoan Mary Ann Phillips recounts her retirement adventure—this summer she traveled to Tanzania to climb the tallest mountain on the African continent, Mount Kilimanjaro. ~~

Friday, August 16, 2019 – Davies High School senior and clarinetist Joanna Lin represented Fargo in the National Youth Orchestra 2 this summer. She’s also the founder and executive director of Resonate, an organization reaching out to rural communities across North Dakota to provide students with inspiration, exposure, and education to help them become passionate musicians and artists. ~~~ Flooding on the Mississippi has marooned many Midwest commodities for months, affecting the grain trade.

Thursday, August 15, 2019 – Mary Ann Phillips recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. She trained for it climbing parking ramps in Fargo! ~~~ Gulf of Maine lobstermen are casting around far and wide for new kinds of bait, now that federal regulators have cut herring quotas by 70 percent. Possible solutions could come from the Midwest. Fred Bever has this story. ~~~ A commentary from Mark Trahant about food security. ~~~ Sue Balcom is talking gooseberries in this week

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – We continue our monthly observance of Hunger Free North Dakota ’s 10 th year as we visit with Colleen Pearce and Kim Hinnenkamp about the special supplemental program for Women Infants and Children, known as WIC. August is also National Breastfeeding Month. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, “Ice Age.” ~~~ It’s an interesting time for businesses and non-profits alike when it comes to managing human resources. Here to discuss trends that affect everything from

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 – Zahra Hankir is a Lebanese-British journalist who writes about the intersection of politics, culture, and society in the Middle East. She has compiled essays from nineteen Arab female journalists in a collection titled “Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World.” ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on plants that are part of the members of the Apiaceae family, also known as the carrot or parsley family. ~~~ We get an

Monday, August 12, 2019 – Meet James Hoggan, author of “I’m Right and You’re an Idiot, the Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up.” ~~~ Prairie Public’s Scott Prebys stops by to invite you to join him for “Kansas City Jazz Meets Bismarck Jazz.” It’s coming up on Wednesday at the Sleepy Hollow Arts Park gazebo. Four of Kansas City’s best jazz musicians will collaborate with a cadre of local Bismarck performers for this “Night of Great Jazz.” ~~~ The New York Kammermusiker has been